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US 2014/0277811 A1Published application
Power production monitoring or control
AssigneeVivint, Inc.
InventorsAlex J. Dunn, Brendon A. Merkley, Tanguy Serra, James E. Nye, Jeremy B. Warren
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to monitoring or control of power production. A power production monitoring system may include a power production monitoring panel that is also configured to operate a premises control system. The power production monitoring system may include a gateway unit that receives signals from a power production source and sends signals to a power production monitoring panel.
Claims20
A premises control system, comprising:
- a power production source being coupled to one or more inverters, wherein the power production source is configured to supply power to an electrical system;
- a gateway unit in communication with the power production source and configured to obtain information regarding power production by the power production source;
- a plurality of peripheral devices;
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- a control unit coupled to the premises control system and the gateway unit, the control unit being configured to display a status of the premises control system and the information regarding power production by the power production source;
- wherein the gateway unit is configured to transmit a troubleshooting signal to the control unit that is useful for indicating whether a portion of the power production source is under-producing.
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A premises control system control unit, comprising:
- a housing;
- a display disposed within the housing and viewable from without the housing;
- a processor disposed within the housing;
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- a memory module disposed within the housing;
- wherein the premises control system control unit is in communication with one or more peripheral devices and a power production source;
- wherein a gateway unit is configured to transmit a troubleshooting signal to the premises control system control unit that is useful for indicating whether a portion of the power production source is under-producing.
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A method of monitoring solar power production on a residential lot, comprising:
- retrieving information from a power production source located on the residential lot;
- retrieving information from a peripheral device located on the residential lot;
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- displaying information relating to the power production source and/or the peripheral device indicating whether a portion of the power production source is under-producing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.